Ankit Kumar โ CEO
I'm a strategic technology leader with over 14+ years of experience dedicated to building scalable, resilient, and ultra-low-latency trading platforms, real-time analytics systems, and cutting-edge market data engineering solutions. Throughout my career, I've consistently leveraged industry-leading technologies such as Java, Apache Kafka, Apache Flink, Kafka Streams, KSQLDB, Apache Ignite, Apache Pinot, FIX Protocol, and event-driven microservices architectures. My expertise lies in designing and optimizing systems that significantly boost trading performance, minimize latency, and maximize throughput. I thrive in environments where speed, accuracy, and reliability are critical, and I have successfully collaborated across teamsโincluding traders, portfolio managers, and technology specialistsโto translate complex business needs into innovative technical solutions. ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ง๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ฆ โข Ultra-Low-Latency & High-Frequency Trading Systems โข Event-Driven Systems & Microservices Architecture โข Real-Time Analytics & Market Data Processing โข Performance Optimization (GC Tuning, Memory Management, Thread Optimization) โข System Monitoring, Logging, Tracing & Observability โข CI/CD Pipelines, and Automated Testing Frameworks ๐ง๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐๐๐ฆ โบ CORE PROGRAMMING & FRAMEWORKS: Java, Java Concurrency, Multithreading, Spring Security, RESTful Web Services, Microservices, Python, Shell Scripting โบ DATA STREAMING: Apache Kafka, KStreams, ksqlDB, Flink, Pinot, Superset โบ ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN: Distributed Systems Architecture, Event-Driven Architecture, High Throughput, High Availability Systems โบ LOW-LATENCY & PERFORMANCE: GC Tuning, Data Compression (Snappy, LZ4, Zstandard), LMAX Disruptor, Aeron, Chronicle Queue & Map, Solace โบ MESSAGING & COMMUNICATION: FIX Protocol, QuickFIX/J, TCP/IP, WebSockets, HTTP, HTTPS, Protobuf, Apache Avro, JSON Serialization โบ FINANCIAL DOMAIN EXPERTISE: E-Trading Systems, (OMS/EMS), Fixed Income Trading, Smart Order Routing โบ DATABASES & STORAGE: MongoDB, Apache Ignite, Distributed Caching, DB2, Sybase, MySQL, JanusGraph, Snowflake โบ WEB & FRONT-END TECHNOLOGIES: Angular, React.js, JavaScript, HTML, Swagger โบ DevOps, CI/CD & Automation: Jenkins, Git, GitLab CI โบ MONITORING, OBSERVABILITY: Splunk Cloud, VisualVM, Grafana, Prometheus, ELK Stack, Sleuth, OpenTelemetry, GC Tuning โบ SECURITY: OAuth, JWT, Role-Based Access Control, Vault (HashiCorp) โบ TESTING & QUALITY ASSURANCE: Unit Testing, Integration Testing, Load Testing, Performance Testing โบ LEADERSHIP: Technical Leadership, Mentorship, Agile Methodologies
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech expert specializing in low-latency trading and real-time data processing.
Location: New York City, New York, United States
Experience: 14 yrs 4 mos
Skills
- Microservices
- Java
- Web Applications
Career Highlights
- 14+ years in low-latency trading systems.
- Expert in real-time analytics and market data engineering.
- Proven leadership in cross-functional team collaboration.
Work Experience
Wells Fargo
Executive Director (10 mos)
Goldman Sachs
Vice President @ Goldman Sachs (6 yrs 9 mos)
Vice President (10 mos)
Senior Associate Programmer (3 yrs 5 mos)
Altisource
Software Engineer (9 mos)
Huawei Technologies India
Software Engineer (1 yr 9 mos)
Education
Bachelor's degree at Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University
10+2 at JIC Saharanpur